Pre season 2025/26 friendlies matchday chat

[Peter Venkman]

For those of us who are unable to get to the pre season friendly games this month please post anything related to the games in here.

Line ups, scores, performance and quality of opposition etc.

How do the new players look, how do the old players look, how do we line up/formation/tactics and anything else of note for us exiles are unable to watch any of these games.

[No Longer Posh Red]

Holloway said last night that he was planning on playing two different XI’s in each half today

[Crozzer]

There will be a lot of attention on Jake Tabor this afternoon as well as the midfield setup without Nnamdi Ofoborh but with new additions. Is Will Wright taking free kicks and corners, or will he be on the end of them except for shooting opportunities? What is Tunmise Sobowale's role, full back, wing back or center back? Of course, Ollie might try some deception. All postings about the game will be much appreciated, thanks.

[Audrey]

What level are Supermarine compared to where Tabor has been playing?

[Nomoreheroes]

Three steps higher

[Jimmy Quinn]

Swindon Supermarine play in the Southern Football League Division One South, which is Step 4 in the English football league system. This means they are in the ninth tier of English football overall.

[theakston2k]

Tabor will be an interesting one, I don’t think people realise just how low down the pyramid he has been playing. We are going to need to be patient as it likely will take time for him to adjust and make the step up.

Reading X some of our fans are basically expecting him to fire us to the title and he’s going to be one of the best players in the league. It just seems really weird how expectations can be this high for him, kind of indicative of how some get massively carried away every summer.

[Nomoreheroes]

Austin went Poole to us pdq.

[Matchworn Shirts]

Reading X some of our fans are basically expecting him to fire us to the title and he’s going to be one of the best players in the league. It just seems really weird how expectations can be this high for him, kind of indicative of how some get massively carried away every summer.

I agree.
Then again, some people post HMS Piss the League when we sign somebody who sat on the bench a team that play in the same league

[theakston2k]

Austin went Poole to us pdq.

That’s the exception rather than the norm though surely, also Austin was originally in Reading’s academy. The other thing with Austin was that he was well built so ready for any physicality.

Not saying that Tabor won’t hit the ground running, but I find the expectation from some a little strange.

[Peter Venkman]

Tabor will be an interesting one, I don’t think people realise just how low down the pyramid he has been playing. We are going to need to be patient as it likely will take time for him to adjust and make the step up.

Reading X some of our fans are basically expecting him to fire us to the title and he’s going to be one of the best players in the league. It just seems really weird how expectations can be this high for him, kind of indicative of how some get massively carried away every summer.

As a comparable though Wycombe signed Richard Kone from the same level as Tabor.

Kone played last season in L1 and scored 21 goals past season. At Athletic Newham he scored 125 goals in 148 games over 5 seasons. His highest was 42 goals in a single season.

Tabor scored 127 goals in 91 games for Amersham at the same level Kone played at (170 goals in 3 seasons) with his highest being 70 goals in a season.

As with every non league player though there are many risks

[Peter Venkman]

I find the expectation from some a little strange.

Its excessive media hype, being touted by many as the "next Jamie Vardy" but in reality who knows, he could be great he could be woeful, we will see soon.

[Peter Venkman]

Todays line up.


Exactly as Ollie suggested, no A.Trialists at all.

[iParadise]

That’s a shame, my favourite part of pre-season is the manic online hunt for look-a-likes

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

Gotta be a first vs Supermarine for no trialists hasn't it? For many years at least.

Shit weather for it today too, usually roasting playing them.